The Quadfather
10/29/2010 8:29:00 PMOK.. I"m going out on a limb of embarrasment...but the top fish is def. a cutthroat, (the spotting) the bottom one is def. a Kokanee..
But can anyone else place those middle two with the hooknose? Looks like a Sockeye that is post spawn?? Somebody?
But can anyone else place those middle two with the hooknose? Looks like a Sockeye that is post spawn?? Somebody?
booboo98498
10/29/2010 8:43:00 PMThe bottom fish is a kokanee juvenile, the two in the middle are kokanee males pre-spawn, the top and largest fish is a kokanee female pre-spawn (I think). There are some problems with the biggest one--the stomach contents were two small rock bass and a bunch of bugs. The meat is pink and not orange like kokanee, but the pictures in the Washington fishing book look like a kokanee. The coloring and the line on the side looks like a kokanee. The inside of the mouth is white, but it has lots of teeth.
snake7676
10/29/2010 9:05:00 PMThe big 1 is a cuthroat for sure and the other 3 are kokanee for sure .
Identification characteristics of a cutthroat trout :
Head blunt, jaw long - extends past eye
Small black spots on head & body extending well below lateral line, and on all fins
Red to yellow streaks on underside of jaw
Faint to no red on sides of spawning fish
Good looking cutthroat thanks for the report !
Identification characteristics of a cutthroat trout :
Head blunt, jaw long - extends past eye
Small black spots on head & body extending well below lateral line, and on all fins
Red to yellow streaks on underside of jaw
Faint to no red on sides of spawning fish
Good looking cutthroat thanks for the report !
ryan2202
10/29/2010 9:06:00 PMI'm going to agree with The Quadfather....First thing I said EXACTLY when I saw the pics. Middle two look like spawned Sockeyes...top one is a cutthroat, and lower one a Koke. I'll join you on that limb of embarrassment...We'll break it together!! HAHAHA But either way, nice catch!! Good job!
Jay K
10/29/2010 9:33:00 PMTail on the "big fish" is square (trout) and not forked (salmon), so it's definitely not a kokanee. I third the cutthroat ID. Nice-looking fish though.
Idstud
10/29/2010 11:55:00 PMI would agree cut then koks. Almost look like sockey but I caught koks like that out of cavanaugh. Fun game Thanks for the report and nice catch.
G-Man
10/30/2010 5:00:00 PMLets review, kokanee are land locked sockeye, which is why they look so much alike. Kokanee spawn just like any other salmon and go through all the same color and physical changes as their saltwater going brethern. Nice cutt and how much did that big koke weigh? Nice job out there!